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Leicester City have received a bizarre tribute from Star Wars icon Mark Hamill following their Premier League title glory.

To mark today, a special date in all Star Wars fans’ calendars (May the Fourth be with you), the man who plays Luke Skywalker sent a personal message to the Foxes to congratulate them overcoming the giants of English football.

Hamill drew many comparisons between the films and Leicester’s triumph including that Claudio Ranieri is like Jedi master Yoda.

He likened defensive duo Wes Morgan and Robert Huth to Chewbacca and compared other stars to Jedi Knights.

‘Nobody knows what it is like to be an underdog and severely underestimated,’ he told The Sun.

‘I was Luke, I was in the same position and Leicester, you surprised us all and grabbed the gold for yourselves.

Hamill singled Mahrez and Vardy out for praise (Picture: Metro)

‘That’s fantastic, everyone is gob-smacked and over the moon. Chuffed as they say.

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‘You’ve been just like the rebel forces taking on the imperial giants of the big clubs in the Premier League.

Robert Huth and Wes Morgan remind me of Chewwy with their immense strength and it’s fair to say [N’Golo] Kante, [Riyad] Mahrez and [Kasper] Schmeichel have all performed like Jedi Knights.

Mark Hamill has been impressed by Leicester (Picture: Getty Images)

‘They’ve also had their own Vader in Jamie Vardy causing havoc to opposition teams.

‘And Yoda himself would be proud of the way Claudio Ranieri guided his side.

‘Congratulations Leicester, let me tell you something – everybody is thrilled for you and we know, The Force is with you now, tomorrow and always’.